Rajasthan vs Mumbai, 23rd Match

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Ajinkya Rahane: 'Again I just wanted to bat till the last over. We all know that Mumbai is a really big team and we just wanted to express ourselves. I was just playing my natural game. Watson is a crucial player for us. Everyone did their job really well.'

Ajinkya Rahane is the Man of the Match.

Rahul Dravid: 'It was brilliant. Couldn't have asked for a better game. Needed to bring the A game against Mumbai and we did. It was good team thinking. We were discussing a lot about such moves (like sending Yagnik up in the order). In these kind of games, you need to have the best people batting at the right place. Watson's start and Rahane batting through was important. When you beat a side like Mumbai, it does count for more.

Ricky Ponting: 'Yes, we were outplayed tonight. In all three departments of the game. Our bowling did not adjust in the first few overs. The wicket probably did a bit more in the second half, when we came out to bat. We need to talk about what happened tonight, it was a bad loss. We did not adapt quick enough to these conditions. Better to lose these games early in the tournament.

Binny:'It was a dream ball for me (the one that got Pollard). This wicket suited my style of bowling. Yes, he (Father Roger Binny) does help me out a bit.'

This loss is sure to affect Mumbai's net run rate. Biggest defeat for them in terms of runs. But they were up against a young and fired up Rajasthan team led by Dravid. He rotated his bowlers intelligently and kept smart fields. Trivedi, Chandila and Chavan bowled a good number of dot balls in the first 10 overs and Mumbai could never recover from the bad start. Binny chipped in with a couple of big wickets, especially that of Pollard and Faulkner finished off the tail. They move up to the top of the table with this win.

18.2 Faulkner to Malinga, out Bowled!! Leg stump goes for a walk in the park. Full, fast and on the leg stump, Malinga tried to play it away lazily and missed. Big, big win for Rajasthan. Malinga b Faulkner 7(11) [4s-1]

Faulkner to Malinga, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

18.1 Faulkner to Malinga, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Malinga hangs his bat out and gets an inside edge which runs to the fine leg fence

17.6 Kevon Cooper to Malinga, wide, slow and down the leg side, Malinga tries to flick and misses. Bonus runs for Mumbai.

17.5 Kevon Cooper to Malinga, no run, slow and short outside off, Malinga tries to pull and misses

17.4 Kevon Cooper to Malinga, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, driven through point, Malinga comes back for the second

17.3 Kevon Cooper to Malinga, no run, full and really wide outside off, Malinga tries to swat from the crease and misses

17.2 Kevon Cooper to Ojha, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, defended to midwicket for a single

Pragyan Ojha, left handed bat, comes to the crease

17.1 Kevon Cooper to Rayudu, out Lbw!! Finally a wicket for Cooper. Rayudu walks acrossed the stumps and missed this full delivery on middle and leg, was hit on the pads. It looked plumb and umpire Dar agreed. Rayudu lbw b Kevon Cooper 27(29) [4s-2]

Kevon Cooper to Rayudu, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

16.6 Faulkner to Malinga, no run, good length delivery on middle and leg, defended off the backfoot

16.5 Faulkner to Malinga, no run, short and wide outside off, Malinga cuts uppishly, drops just short of a diving Rahane at backawrd point

16.4 Faulkner to Malinga, no run, good length delivery on the pads, tries to flick and goes off the pads to the keeper. Appeal from Yagnik, not given

16.3 Faulkner to Malinga, no run, loopy slower delivery outside off, Malinga tries to swat at that and inside edges to the keeper

16.1 Faulkner to Mitchell Johnson, out Bowled!! Full and on off stump, Johnson tried to play across the line and got an inside edge. It hit his pads and rolled onto the off stump. Mitchell Johnson b Faulkner 11(9) [4s-2]

Faulkner to Mitchell Johnson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

James Faulkner [2.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack

15.6 Kevon Cooper to Mitchell Johnson, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, flicked to midwicket for a single

15.5 Kevon Cooper to Mitchell Johnson, FOUR, he has played only this shot in this innings, length delivery on the middle stump, Johnson pulls it behind square for a boundary

15.4 Kevon Cooper to Rayudu, 1 run, driven to long off for a single

15.3 Kevon Cooper to Rayudu, FOUR, slow and short outside off, Rayudu ran down the track and tried to cut. He got a thick outside edge which drops just short of Hodge at short third man, escapes through his legs to the third man fence

15.1 Kevon Cooper to Rayudu, 1 run, drives this low full toss to cover for a single

14.6 Trivedi to Rayudu, 1 run, short on the leg stump, Rayudu shuffles across and pulls behind square, Binny puts in a great effort at deep backward square leg. Dived to his left and saved two.

14.5 Trivedi to Mitchell Johnson, 1 run, short on middle, pulled to deep midwicket for a single

14.4 Trivedi to Mitchell Johnson, FOUR, good shot, good length delivery on the pads, picked off the hips over the midwicket region to the vacant boundary.

14.3 Trivedi to Mitchell Johnson, no run, slow off-cutter on a good length outside off, Johnson defends it to cover. Trivedi is getting good bounce off the pitch.

14.2 Trivedi to Mitchell Johnson, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Johnson pushes off the backfoot to the bowler

14.1 Trivedi to Rayudu, 1 run, good length delivery on off stump, Rayudu defends it to point and scampers across for a quick single

Siddharth Trivedi [3.0-1-10-1] is back into the attack

Strategic time out.

13.6 Binny to Mitchell Johnson, no run, good length delivery outside off, Johnson looks to drive, gets the inside edge and it drops just short of Dishant Yagnik. Good effort from him, he dived to attempt the catch.

Mitchell Johnson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

13.5 Binny to Rayudu, out Harbhajan Run Out!! Rayudu flicked it to the left of Dravid at square leg. Dravid slided to his left which caused Harbhajan to decline the run. Rayudu was more than half-way down the pitch and did not go back. Harbhajan did not move. The throw went to the striker end and in the end Harbhajan was ruled out. Rayudu had just gotten his bat ahead of Harbhajan at the non-striker end. Harbhajan run out (Dravid/Dishant Yagnik) 1(1)

Binny to Rayudu, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

One of the players is run-out. It has to be Rayudu. Both were at the non-striker end. Brilliant slide from Dravid at square leg. Rayudu's bat was in the crease before Harbhajan. So the latter will be out. Will be the correct decision for Mumbai as Rayudu is the recognised batsman. Johnson is already onto the pitch. The umpire is checking again.

13.4 Binny to Rayudu, no run, good length delivery seaming away from outside off, Rayudu tried to feel at that and missed

13.3 Binny to Harbhajan, 1 run, fuller length delivery on middle, pushed to long on

12.6 Faulkner to Rayudu, 1 run, slow leg cutter on middle, gets good bounce from the wicket and surprises Rayudu as he ran down the track. Plays it to cover for a single

12.5 Faulkner to Rayudu, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Rayudu runs down the track after making room, tried to cut and missed. The ball went over the middle stump

Rishi Dhawan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

12.4 Faulkner to Dinesh Karthik, out Caught by Hodge!! Big wicket for Rajasthan. Back of the hand slower delivery on middle, Karthik came down the track and tried to swat it over long on, but mistimes. Hodge ran in from long on and took a simple catch. Celebrates by looking at the crowd. Dinesh Karthik c Hodge b Faulkner 30(32) [4s-3]

Faulkner to Dinesh Karthik, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

12.3 Faulkner to Dinesh Karthik, 2 runs, good length delivery on middle, Karthik drives uppishly, just enough to get over cover and runs well to go for two.

11.6 Kevon Cooper to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, another slower delivery on off stump, guided to third man

11.5 Kevon Cooper to Rayudu, 1 run, full outside off, driven to long off all along the ground

11.4 Kevon Cooper to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, slow off cutter on the pads, dabbed to square leg. Karthik was looking for two, but the fielder from the deep came in quickly

11.3 Kevon Cooper to Dinesh Karthik, 2 runs, slower delivery on off stump, Karthik plays a cute late cut past the keeper. Hodge is the fielder at third man and slides to his left to keep the batsman to a couple

11.2 Kevon Cooper to Rayudu, 1 run, full and in the slot outside off, Rayudu drives it through extra cover.

11.1 Kevon Cooper to Rayudu, 2 runs, back of a length delivery outside off, Rayudu opened the face of the bat at the last instant, played it wide of Hodge at third man. Runs well to complete two

Kevon Cooper, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

10.6 Trivedi to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR, first boundary scored off Trivedi, short on middle, Karthik capitalises and pulls it off the backfoot to the deep square leg fence.

10.5 Trivedi to Dinesh Karthik, no run, slow and short on middle, Karthik runs down the track and tries to pull, is too early into the shot. The ball goes off the bottom edge to point

10.4 Trivedi to Rayudu, 1 run, another back of a length delivery on middle, pulled to long on

10.3 Trivedi to Rayudu, no run, short and down the leg side, Rayudu misses the pull. It grazed some part of his body on the way, muffled appeal from the keeper.

10.2 Trivedi to Rayudu, no run, pushed to point, Dinesh Karthik wanted the single, but is sent back by Rayudu. Rahane failed to hit the stumps at the non-striker end or Karthik was a goner.

10.1 Trivedi to Rayudu, 2 runs, slow and short outside off, Rayudu shuffles across and mistimes the pull to midwicket, no fielder inside the circle and the batsmen run two by the time long on runs in

9.6 Binny to Rayudu, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Rayudu runs down the track and cuts. He has played it just to the left of backward point, Rahane was the man there and he dived to stop it.

9.5 Binny to Rayudu, no run, full and just outside off, Rayudu stayed back and tried to guide it to third man, missed.

9.4 Binny to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Karthik walks down the track and punches it to sweeper cover

7.6 Binny to Rayudu, FOUR, that would have been into the hands of a slip fielder. Fortunately for Rayudu there was none. Full on off stump, Rayudu came forward to defend and got at thick outside edge which went well wide off Dishant Yagnik, out of his reach as he dived and to the third man fence. Super over from Binny.

Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.5 Binny to Pollard, out Bowled!! Middle stump knocked out of the ground. Full and straight delivery on middle, it was angled in and straightened after pitching. Pollard played all around it and tried to flick on the leg side, missed it completely. The ball crashed into the middle stump. Pollard b Binny 1(7)

Binny to Pollard, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

7.4 Binny to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, short and wide outside off, cut to the right of third man.

Keeper standing up to the stumps.

7.3 Binny to Pollard, 1 run, mistimes the straight drive off a full delivery on off stump, goes over the non-striker to long on.

7.1 Binny to Dinesh Karthik, 2 runs, good stop by Watson at the deep point fence. Back of a length delivery seaming away from outside off, Karthik punched it to deep point, raced away, Watson dived full length and saved two

Stuart Binny, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

6.6 Trivedi to Pollard, no run, good length delivery on middle, Pollard defends it back to the bowler

6.5 Trivedi to Pollard, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Pollard defends solidly off the backfoot

6.4 Trivedi to Pollard, no run, good length delivery on off stump, hint of away movement, Pollard blocks off the backfoot.

6.3 Trivedi to Pollard, no run, another away seaming delivery bowled just outside off, Pollard guides it to backward point

6.2 Trivedi to Pollard, no run, it was the leg-cutter pitched just outside off, moved away from the outside edge. Pollard had no clue

Kieron Pollard, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.1 Trivedi to Rohit Sharma, out Caught by Shane Watson!! Another soft dismissal. Short and outside off, came on a bit slowly, Sharma mistimed the pull. Watson at midwicket had to take one step to the right to take a simple catch. Rajasthan celebrate, Mumbai are in big trouble. Rohit Sharma c Shane Watson b Trivedi 2(7)

Trivedi to Rohit Sharma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Siddharth Trivedi, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Rohit is out.

5.6 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, no run, punches this short delivery off the backfoot to backward point. Just 2 off that over.

5.5 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, no run, another flighted up delivery on middle, defended off the front foot

5.3 Chavan to Rohit Sharma, no run, floated up on middle, defended back to the bowler

5.2 Chavan to Rohit Sharma, no run, beauty of a delivery, beats the outside edge. Loopy delivery outside off, Sharma tries to defend and is beaten by the turn.

5.1 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, floated up on the pads, Karthik gets down and sweeps to backward square leg, Trivedi from short fine leg runs across, dives to his left and stops it. Chavan applauds.

4.6 Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, punched off the backfoot to point

4.5 Faulkner to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, plays to third man for a single

4.5 Faulkner to Dinesh Karthik, wide, Karthik walks down the track and misses the pull on a delivery down the leg side.

4.4 Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Sharma guides it to third man.

4.3 Faulkner to Dinesh Karthik, leg byes, 1 run, slow and short delivery on middle, Karthik tries to pull and misses, goes off the pads for a single

4.2 Faulkner to Dinesh Karthik, no run, good length delivery on off stump, defended to cover

4.1 Faulkner to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR, full and on off stump, Karthik swats it over the umpire's head. Perfect place to hit the ball, races to the fence

James Faulkner, comes into the attack

3.6 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, still a very good over for Rajasthan, just 6 off it. On the pads, Karthik turns it to short fine leg.

3.5 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, FOUR, something had to give and this one was a good shot over mid on. Floated up on middle, Karthik went to the pitch of the ball and lofted it to the long on fence.

3.4 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, no run, lovely slow delivery on middle stump, again slides onto the pads as Karthik misses the flick

3.4 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, wide, floated up down the leg side, Karthik tries to pull and misses. Wide called

3.3 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, no run, flighted up on the leg stump, went straight on, Karthik tried to flick and got an inside edge onto the pads.

3.2 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, no run, that one spins across Dinesh Karthik's bat as he came down to defend. Dishant Yagnik removes off the bails, but Karthik's back leg had not moved.

3.1 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, no run, floated up on middle, Karthik defends it to the leg side.

2.6 Chandila to Rohit Sharma, no run, flighted up on middle and leg, slightly quicker by his standards, Sharma dabs it to the keeper.

Rohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.5 Chandila to Ponting, out Caught&Bowled!! Another wicket for Chandila. Tossed up slow delivery on middle, harmless delivery, Ponting tried to flick and got the leading edge. It spooned up to Chandila, he did not have to move an inch to take that catch. Ponting c and b Chandila 4(9)

Chandila to Ponting, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

2.4 Chandila to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, short outside off, Karthik pulls to long on, probably was early into the shot and hence did not time it well

2.3 Chandila to Ponting, 1 run, slow delivery outside off, Ponting goes back and pulls from in front of the stumps to deep square leg

2.1 Chandila to Ponting, 1 run, floated up outside off, Ponting leans out and defends to point for a quick single

1.6 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, no run, slow and short on middle, Karthik tries to pull and misses. He is hit a bit too high on the backpad, muffled appeal from Chavan, not given by the umpire.

1.5 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, no run, turns this from middle stump to square leg

1.4 Chavan to Ponting, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Ponting gets forward and defends, goes off the inside edge to behind square.

1.3 Chavan to Ponting, no run, makes room and cuts this from off stump to extra cover

1.2 Chavan to Ponting, no run, that was in the air, floated up on middle, stopped on Ponting as he chipped it in the direction of Dinesh Karthik. Went over him, no chance of catching that

1.1 Chavan to Dinesh Karthik, 1 run, sliding onto the pads, Karthik glances it to short fine leg, single sneaked.

Ankeet Chavan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

0.6 Chandila to Ponting, no run, tossed up outside off and spinning in, Ponting gets back and defends it to cover.

0.5 Chandila to Ponting, no run, flighted up outside off and turning in, Ponting gets back and defends

Dinesh Karthik, right handed bat, comes to the crease

The in-form Dinesh Karthik has come in.

0.4 Chandila to Tendulkar, out Caught by Trivedi!! Sachin is gone. Floated up on middle, Tendulkar tries to sweep and gets a top edge. It goes up high in the air and drops down into Trivedi's safe hands at short fine leg. Tendulkar c Trivedi b Chandila 1(3)

Chandila to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

0.3 Chandila to Tendulkar, leg byes, 2 runs, tossed up down the leg side, Tendulkar tried to flick, went off the pads to fine leg. Trivedi runs down from inside the circle, slides and saves it inside the rope

No slips in place

0.2 Chandila to Ponting, 1 run, floated up on the leg stump again, Ponting flicks uppishly through the vacant midwicket region to the fielder in the deep

0.1 Chandila to Tendulkar, 1 run, tossed up on middle, driven to long on for a single

Tendulkar and Ponting are at the crease. Tendulkar is on strike. Chandila will open the attack

Dishant Yagnik: 'The coach told me not to worry about the bowler. I think this pitch will become a bit slower.'

This looks a very imposing total, but Mumbai have a powerful batting line-up and this pitch looks extremely good for batting. Rahane carried his bat through, but a slightly quicker innings could have taken Rajasthan to 200. Hodge and Yagnik played quick cameos after the rollicking start provided by Watson and Rahane. Harbhajan was the pick of the bowlers taking 1/26.

19.6 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, FOUR, Rajasthan finish with a flourish. Slower delivery on off stump, it was full too, Rahane slices it over point, in the gap and it races away to the fence. 19 runs off the last over.

19.5 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, no run, slow and slightly back of a length outside off, Rahane tried to play a cute late cut and missed. No chance of a bye as Karthik was quick to let go off the ball.

19.4 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, FOUR, another short delivery and this one is despatched to the boundary as well. On the middle and leg, Rahane pulls it in front of square, to the vacant deep midwicket region.

19.3 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, FOUR, good shot, not exactly well hit. Full and just outside off, Rahane was deep in the crease and lofted it over cover, one bounce and over the rope.

19.2 Mitchell Johnson to Hodge, 1 run, Hodge had cleared his front leg, it was short outside off, Hodge tried to play through cover and got an under edge. It dropped in front of the stumps. Johnson tried to run in and run Rahane out but the latter was well in.

19.1 Mitchell Johnson to Hodge, SIX, that's into the crowd. Short delivery, angled in from around the wicket, Hodge pulled it with the angle behind the deep square leg boundary.

Mitchell Johnson [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

18.6 Malinga to Rahane, no run, down the leg side, Rahane misses the flick. No signal of a wide, probably clipped the bottom of the bat on the way to the keeper

18.5 Malinga to Rahane, 2 runs, low full toss on middle, Rahane tried to chip it to the leg side, got the bottom part of the bat and it went high up in the air. Malinga was running to his left, Sachin came in from cover, but the ball dropped down to the ground in between them. Easy opportunity missed.

18.4 Malinga to Hodge, 1 run, yorker length delivery on off stump, squeezed out to long off

18.3 Malinga to Hodge, 2 runs, low full toss on middle, Hodge pushes it through the midwicket region, past the diving fielder in the circle. Pollard at long on keeps the batsmen to a couple

18.2 Malinga to Rahane, leg byes, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the pads, Rahane tries to flick, misses and the ball goes off the pads to short fine leg.

16.5 Harbhajan to Rahane, 1 run, runs down the track and takes this quicker delivery on the full, flicks to deep midwicket.

16.4 Harbhajan to Hodge, 1 run, quicker delivery on middle, Hodge pushes it to long off

16.4 Harbhajan to Hodge, wide, darted way down the leg side.

16.3 Harbhajan to Hodge, SIX, much needed six for Rajasthan. Floated up on middle, Hodge gets down and slog sweeps it over the deep midwicket fence. Clears the fence easily

16.2 Harbhajan to Rahane, 1 run, drops it short as he sees Rahane come down the track, pushed to long off

16.1 Harbhajan to Hodge, 1 run, short and outside off, Hodge guides it to short third man, easy single

Harbhajan Singh [3.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack

15.6 Ojha to Hodge, 1 run, on the pads, Hodge dabs it to midwicket for a single.

15.5 Ojha to Hodge, 2 runs, poor work from Dhawan at long off, Hodge drove to long off played softly. Rahane pushes the fielder and comes back for the second, the throw went to the striker end, but Hodge had made it.

15.4 Ojha to Rahane, 1 run, flighted up on middle, Rahane comes down the track and pushes to cover

15.3 Ojha to Hodge, 1 run, floated up on middle, Hodge defends to cover point and scampers across for a quick single

15.2 Ojha to Rahane, 1 run, on the leg stump, pushed from the crease to long on

Brad Hodge, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.1 Ojha to Rahane, out Binny Run Out!! 1 run completed. Rahane ran down the track and played it behind square, Sachin was at short fine leg and ran across, Rahane seized the opportunity and went for the second, but Binny did not respond. He was not even half-way down the crease and Rahane had completed it, Johnson sent in a throw from deep backward square leg at the non-striker end, it was a bit wide, Ojha did well to flick off the bails. Binny run out (Mitchell Johnson/Ojha) 4(4)

Ojha to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Pragyan Ojha [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

Third umpire called in. For a run-out chance. Binny was struggling. Johnson the fielder. Binny is out. Well out.

14.6 Mitchell Johnson to Binny, 2 runs, slower delivery on middle, Binny gets back and guides it to third man, does well to come back for the second.

14.4 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, 1 run, dabs this off the backfoot to gully for a single

14.3 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, 2 runs, Rayudu drops a difficult chance, but 100 marks for effort. Short and outside off, Mitchell Johnson saw Rahane making room, he tried to slash it, did not time it well, ballooned towards point, Rayudu ran in from the fence to catch it but could not get a hand to it.

14.2 Mitchell Johnson to Binny, 1 run, good length delivery on middle, Binny defends it to cover and takes off for a single

14.1 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, guided to the right of backward point for a single

Rahane has been at the crease for 14 overs and has yet played only 36 balls

14.1 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, wide, bowling around the wicket, bowls it down the leg side, wide called

Mitchell Johnson [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

13.6 Harbhajan to Rahane, 1 run, short outside off, turns into middle, turned through midwicket for a single

13.5 Harbhajan to Binny, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Binny goes forward and drives to long on

Stuart Binny, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.4 Harbhajan to Dishant Yagnik, out Caught by Tendulkar!! Sachin is surprised after taking that catch. Probably was unsighted by the flood lights. Short on middle, Yagnik went for the big reverse hit, got a top edge which scooped to the left of Sachin at short third man, he was initially running to the right, but stopped and held onto it with both hands. Dishant Yagnik c Tendulkar b Harbhajan 34(24) [4s-4 6s-1]

Harbhajan to Dishant Yagnik, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

13.3 Harbhajan to Rahane, 1 run, once again runs down the track and scoops it to long off, dropped well short of the fielder

13.2 Harbhajan to Rahane, no run, sees Rahane come down the track and bowls it on leg stump, Rahane had no choice but to defend it back to the bowler

13.1 Harbhajan to Rahane, no run, floated up outside off and turning in slightly, Rahane goes forward and defends

Harbhajan Singh [2.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Time for a strategy break.

12.6 Malinga to Rahane, leg byes, 1 run, brilliant yorker on the leg stump, tailed in a bit, Rahane tried to flick and missed, was hit on the pads. Would have swung down the stumps which is why the umpire did not respond to Malinga's appeal, leg bye taken.

12.5 Malinga to Dishant Yagnik, 1 run, yorker length delivery on off stump, Yagnik makes room and squeezes it out to sweeper cover for a single

12.4 Malinga to Dishant Yagnik, no run, slower delivery on the off stump, Yagnik defends off the backfoot to backward point

12.3 Malinga to Rahane, 1 run, the partnership between Rahane and Dishant Yagnik is now 50, slower delivery on the pads, Rahane waits for it and glances it to fine leg.

12.1 Malinga to Rahane, 1 run, back of a length delivery on off stump, Rahane gets back and dabs it behind square for a single

Lasith Malinga [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

11.6 R Dhawan to Dishant Yagnik, no run, short and wide outside off, Yagnik reaches out to cut and misses.

11.5 R Dhawan to Dishant Yagnik, 2 runs, slow and full outside off, Yagnik slogs across the line, does not get under the ball, it drops in no-man's land and the batsmen run two.

11.4 R Dhawan to Rahane, 1 run, another slow delivery on off stump, flicked to short fine leg

11.3 R Dhawan to Rahane, no run, good delivery and this time he hasn't overstepped, slower delivery outside off, Rahane came down the track and tried to go over cover, missed

11.3 R Dhawan to Dishant Yagnik, no ball, 1 run, catch dropped at midwicket by Ponting, but another no-ball from Dhawan. Short outside off, pulled to midwicket, the batsman ran a single. Dhawan is sliding his foot over the crease, another free-hit coming up.

11.3 R Dhawan to Dishant Yagnik, no ball, quick bouncer on middle, Yagnik was early into the pull and gets hit on the helmet grill. But Dhawan has overstepped. Free-hit coming up.

11.2 R Dhawan to Dishant Yagnik, FOUR, short and outside off, Yagnik gets back and cuts it past point, has hit it really well and the ball races through the outfield.

11.1 R Dhawan to Dishant Yagnik, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the pads, Yagnik goes deep into the crease and flicks behind square, Malinga does well to send in a quick throw and prevents them from going for the third

10.5 Harbhajan to Dishant Yagnik, 1 run, cut from off stump to short third man, Rahane does really well to complete the single before the throw came in.

10.4 Harbhajan to Dishant Yagnik, FOUR, tossed up on middle, Yagnik sweeps off the front foot, well in front of square, in the gap between deep midwicket and deep backward square leg

10.3 Harbhajan to Rahane, 1 run, pushed through quicker on middle, flicked off the backfoot to square leg

10.2 Harbhajan to Dishant Yagnik, 1 run, floated up on the leg stump, Yagnik goes deep into the crease and flicks to deep midwicket

10.1 Harbhajan to Rahane, 1 run, short and wide outside off, cut to sweeper cover for a single

9.6 Pollard to Dishant Yagnik, FOUR, this ball was also delivered from behind the umpire, slow and full outside off, Yagnik slices it over backward point, gets four for that. Big over for Rajasthan, 16 from that

9.5 Pollard to Dishant Yagnik, no run, short off-cutter outside off, Yagnik had made some room and could not time the cut, played it straight to Rohit at backward point

9.4 Pollard to Dishant Yagnik, SIX, super shot from the wicket-keeper batsman, slow and full delivery on middle from around the wicket, Yagnik waited for it and lofts it through the line over the deep midwicket fence.

9.3 Pollard to Rahane, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Rahane plays a late cut to third man

9.3 Pollard to Rahane, wide, bowls this wide of the crease and darts it down the leg side, wide called

9.2 Pollard to Rahane, no run, slower delivery on the pads, Rahane dabs it to midwicket

9.1 Pollard to Rahane, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Rahane watches very closely, cuts through the point region, Malina slides to his left but fails to stop it.

8.5 Harbhajan to Dishant Yagnik, no run, tossed up on off stump and turning away, Yagnik gets back and defends to the off side, starts running but his partner is not interested

8.4 Harbhajan to Rahane, 1 run, darted onto the off stump, Rahane gets back and flicks to deep midwicket

8.3 Harbhajan to Dishant Yagnik, 1 run, flighted up outside off, Yagnik leans out and flicks it through midwicket, uppish but in the no-man's land

8.2 Harbhajan to Dishant Yagnik, no run, floated up on off stump, Yagnik gets back and pushes it with the spin to cover

8.1 Harbhajan to Rahane, 1 run, tossed up and short outside off, Rahane makes room and cuts it to deep point for a single

Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

7.6 Pollard to Dishant Yagnik, 2 runs, another slow delivery on the pads, turned through midwicket for a couple.

7.5 Pollard to Dishant Yagnik, FOUR, poor fielding by Sachin at deep backward point, full and on off stump, Yagnik tries to play it to the leg side, got an outside edge which went over the point fielder, Sachin put in a slide at the boundary rope, but failed to stop it.

7.4 Pollard to Dishant Yagnik, no run, short and wide outside off, cut to backward point.

7.4 Pollard to Dishant Yagnik, wide, short and down the leg side, Yagnik tries to flick and misses, wide called

7.3 Pollard to Dishant Yagnik, no run, slow and full delivery outside off, Yagnik drives it to Pollard

Dishant Yagnik, left handed bat, comes to the crease

7.2 Pollard to Shane Watson, out Caught by Dinesh Karthik!! Brilliant bowling change. Back of a length outside off, Watson tried to cut and got a thick outside edge, it flew to the right of Karthik who did well to leap to his right and held onto it. Just to add another point: Pollard bowled this ball from well behind the umpire. Shane Watson c Dinesh Karthik b Pollard 31(25) [4s-5 6s-1]

Pollard to Shane Watson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

7.1 Pollard to Rahane, 1 run, good length delivery on the pads, Rahane glances it straight to short fine leg for a single

Kieron Pollard, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6 Ojha to Rahane, 1 run, pushed through quicker on the pads, turned to deep midwicket

6.1 Ojha to Rahane, no run, floated up on middle, Rahane gets well forward and blocks

Dravid after the toss said that Sreesanth was rested to manage his injury. But another theory via @harishkotian on Twitter: Harbhajan Singh vs Sreesanth confrontation avoided. Rajasthan drop the Kerala pace bowler to avoid any on-field dramas

Time for the strategy break.

5.6 Malinga to Shane Watson, no run, good return from Malinga, but the damage has been done. Slightly short outside off, Watson tries to cut, was too quick and failed to get bat on that

5.5 Malinga to Shane Watson, FOUR, fuller length delivery outside off, Watson gets on the front foot and slams it to the right of mid off, superb drive, it went off the meat of the bat.

5.4 Malinga to Shane Watson, leg byes, FOUR, yorker length delivery on the pads, Watson tries to flick, misses and the ball goes off the pads to the fine leg fence.

5.3 Malinga to Shane Watson, FOUR, the partnership between Shane Watson and Rahane is now 50. Short and wide outside off, Watson tried to pull it over long on, did not time it well, it went high in the air, but dropped just short of the boundary rope.

5.2 Malinga to Shane Watson, FOUR, pitched up and that ball has disappeared, good length delivery on off stump, Watson lofts it over mid off, couple of bounces and over the rope.

5.1 Malinga to Shane Watson, no run, short and wide outside off, Watson tries to cut and misses

Lasith Malinga [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

4.6 Ojha to Rahane, SIX, always a risk to bowl a spinner in the first 6 overs, mid on inside the ring, Rahane dances down the track and lofts this flighted delivery over that fielder, clears the fence as well.

4.5 Ojha to Shane Watson, 1 run, on middle and leg, whipped off the pads to deep midwicket.

3.6 R Dhawan to Rahane, no run, punched off the backfoot again, comes straight at him, misfields and the ball goes to mid off. No chance of a single. Decent over that, 4 dots in that.

3.5 R Dhawan to Rahane, no run, good length delivery outside off, no movement, Rahane pushes off the backfoot to mid off

3.4 R Dhawan to Shane Watson, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle, Watson fends it off to midwicket, runs across for a quick single

3.3 R Dhawan to Shane Watson, SIX, short and seaming down the leg side, easy pickings for Watson, he pulls it into the stands behind deep midwicket.

3.2 R Dhawan to Shane Watson, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, seaming in, Watson gets on his toes and cuts to backward point

3.1 R Dhawan to Shane Watson, no run, back of a length delivery pitched outside off, nips in sharply onto off stump, Watson gets an inside edge onto the pads as he defends

Rishi Dhawan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

2.6 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, 2 runs, full on middle, Rahane eases it through midwicket for a couple.

2.5 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, no run, slower delivery on off stump, Rahane defends off the backfoot to mid off

2.4 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Rahane once again went hard at that, tried to cut and chopped it past the off stump, races past Karthik to the fine leg fence

2.3 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Watson guides it to third man

2.2 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson, no run, this one came in a bit, actually straightened, angled across, Watson went for the straight drive, ball sneaked through bat and pad, just missing the off stump

2.1 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Watson leans out and reaches for it, gets a thick outside edge which goes over the slip cordon.

1.6 Malinga to Rahane, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Rahane gets on top of the bounce and pulls through the gap in the midwicket region, well controlled shot that.

1.5 Malinga to Rahane, no run, full and wide outside off, swinging away, Rahane drives off the front foot to backward point

1.4 Malinga to Rahane, no run, another back of a length delivery outside off, Rahane defends off the backfoot to mid on

1.3 Malinga to Rahane, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Rahane gets back and guides it to backward point

1.2 Malinga to Rahane, FOUR, well timed shot off the backfoot, slow and back of a length delivery outside off, Rahane pushes it through the extra cover region, in the gap, races to the fence.

1.1 Malinga to Rahane, no run, back of a length delivery and really fast outside off, Rahane pokes at that and misses.

Lasith Malinga, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

0.6 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson, no run, loud appeal for an LBW, but that was swinging down the leg stump, full and on the pads, Watson misses the flick. Confident appeal from Johnson and co, but the umpire does not relent.

0.5 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson, no run, short and on the ribs, Watson did not want to play at that, fends it off with his gloves.

0.4 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson, no run, back of a length delivery shaping into middle, defended off the backfoot

0.3 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Rahane gets on top of it and guides to backward point, Pollard dives to his right and dives, saves more than one run

0.3 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, wide, full and swinging down the leg side, wide called

0.2 Mitchell Johnson to Rahane, no run, tight and straight, Rahane stays back and defends it

0.1 Mitchell Johnson to Shane Watson, 1 run, starts with a back of a length delivery on the legs, Watson clips it down to fine leg for a single

Shane Watson and Rahane are at the crease. Shane Watson is on strike. Mitchell Johnson will open the attack

Ponting: "We got off to a good start in the nice game. We have to lay a good foundation so that it becomes easy for the rest of the guys. The grass is a bit dry and there will be some movement in the air. Things have gone pretty much to plan and it is a good challenge to lead the side. We were looking to bowl first as the pitch will give some assistance. The big players have played well so far. We do not have any changes in the team."

Dravid: "It is a big game in terms of the names present. Mumbai have a galaxy of stars and it is a big challenge. We have gotten some good home support. We have the bowling attack to suit the conditions. We have got some good players and there is a good conversation about the opposition players in the dressing room. The pitch is a bit dry and we would look to put runs on the board. Ankeet Chavan replaces Sreesanth. Dishant Yagnik replaces Sanju Samson."

Rajasthan have won the toss and elected to bat

A warm welcome to one and all for the match between Rajasthan and Mumbai from Jaipur. The home team had a scrappy win against Punjab while Mumbai had a dominant showing against Pune. Rahul Dravid will be hoping that his team puts in an improved performance with the bat while Mumbai, with their galaxy of stars, will look to put on yet another good show.

Preview

Rewarded for their team effort and consistency so far in the tournament, it will be a test of character for Rajasthan as they gear up to take on heavyweights Indians in their Indian T20 League 2013 match.

Skipper Rahul Dravid and his men will be playing in their own den and the conditions too would suit them, but relying on external factors would certainly not be enough to see them through against the formidable Mumbai outfit.

Rajasthan:

Happy with the "underdogs" tag, Rajasthan know it well that the visitors, despite having big stars in their ranks, have never been able to convert the early promise into a title win. They finished runners-up once, losing to Chennai in the final 2010.

Rajasthan will be happy that Dravid, with two half centuries under his belt is looking as solid as ever, with Ajinkya Rahane proving to be the perfect foil at the top.

Shane Watson, who missed a couple of matches early on, looked in good nick against Punjab, giving the side options. Brad Hodge and Kevin Cooper have also played their roles well. But despite playing in front of the home crowd on a familiar track, Rajasthan will have to raise the bar to match the might of Mumbai.

In form player: Rahul Dravid has been leading from the front with some superb batting. Rajasthan will once again look to their skipper to give them a solid start.

Team form: Are third in the table with 3 wins from 4 games

Hit: James Faulkner - The medium pacer has impressed many with his performance for the Rajasthan team. Expect him to continue his good work.

Miss: Shane Watson - Much is expected from the Australian, but he failed to live up to that in the last game. The past few weeks in India have been tough for Watson and he will be itching to set it right.

Mumbai:

The visitors' all-round strength makes them the favourites going into the match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium. Both Rajasthan and Mumbai have six points each from four outings having won three matches respectively, but the visitors have a better net run rate of +1.150,

The lavish spending has ensured that Mumbai have at their disposal greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, with T20 specialists Keiron Pollard, Lasith Malinga and Rohit Sharma only adding to the outfit's strengths.

There are others such as Glen Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Ambati Rayadu and Munaf Patel and they also have a good bench strength.

The visitors have been riding on Dinesh Karthik, who has plundered 224 runs with two fifties and a best score of 86 against Delhi. Sharma, too, is good nick and has amassed 155 runs while Pollard, like always, has excelled with both bat and ball. Tendulkar has also shown good form but has not been able to convert his starts into big knocks.

Their bowling, with Malinga joining the squad, wears a lethal look. Mitchell Johnson, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh and Pollard give them the variety and the options for any surface.

In form player: Dinesh Karthik. The wicket-keeper batsman has been the lynch-pin for the Mumbai team and will hope to continue his good run of form.

Team Form: Are 2nd in the table with 3 wins out of 4 games.

Hit: Mitchell Johnson - Under the leadership of Ponting, Johnson seems to have found the vigour and sharpness that make him extremely dangerous.

Miss: Ricky Ponting - The skipper has come under some flak for being a liability to his team. being a fighter that he always has been, Ponting will want to put the doubters to rest.

CB Pick: Mumbai. Mumbai seemed to have picked up more momentum in the past few games and with the middle order in outstanding form, they will be favourites for the match.